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Global Salafism: Islam's New Religious Movement
Publisher: An Oxford University Press Publication

Apr 12, 2011 - WORLD NEWS EGYPT-SALAFIS 2 MCT. Related Stories: Egyptian army no longer seen as protesters' . May 20, 2014 - At the same time Boko Haram in Nigeria is eulogizing the international jihadist movement and slaughtering Christians and Muslims deemed loyal to the government of Nigeria. May 23, 2014 - He argues that Morsi grounded his legitimacy in a combination of Islamic leadership and Islamic law, and that it was through this Islamic lens that his supporters saw him. Mar 17, 2014 - What was to replace the old system was a new Western secular system only available to newly enriched elites, who would be imbued with western ideals and could then 'advance,' the country (Cleveland & Bunton 2009, pp. For Morsi The meeting was not secret; it was reported in the global media. Nov 27, 2013 - Yet, the current atmosphere has led to the rise of religious movements that want to adopt an Islamic discourse that transcends that of Hamas. Although this narrow understanding of legitimacy may characterize how some of Morsi's hardline supporters viewed him, there is no evidence that this is a dominant understanding within Egypt's anti-coup movement. The mass media In Syria you have many religious communities and sects within Islam, Christianity and the Druze faith. Meijer, Global Salafism: Islam's New Religious Movement (Hurst, 2009), in which the author of this post is quoted several times, for a recent, comprehensive discussion of these themes in salafism. Only through a radical reorientation to the way of the salaf can the global ummah regain agency, strength, power, and victory. MOHANNAD SABRY — Mohannad Sabry/MCT. As many as 70,000 Egyptians belonging to the Salafi religious movement, which favors a strict interpretation of Islam, gathered for a convention at a mosque in Cairo. Oct 17, 2011 - As Roy argued in the book “Holy Ignorance,” published late last year, old-line religions with organized power structures are in a global decline, overtaken by fundamentalist sects such as Islamic Salafis and Christian His critics point to the undeniable growth of extreme religious movements across the world to argue that religion has adapted quite heartily, claiming popular loyalty in an age where more and more people have lost faith in the power of government. Mar 13, 2013 - Islamic reformation and Islamic revival have been two hot-button topics in Western media, especially after the emergence of new forms of Salafism after the 2011 Arab Spring. Egypt faces new turmoil: Looted state security files · WikiLeaks cables show U.S. The disturbing reality is that this is a Salafist civilization war against mainstream Islam, African Islam, non-Muslims, secular nations, women and a world based on diversity. Nov 18, 2009 - Plus, it is an interesting compliment to your contribution to Roel Meijer's new book, Global Salafism: Islam's New Religious Movement, which I will be reviewing over at ICSR's FREEradicals. So, do the productive and creative modes of religious meaning-making through an Internet platform complicate the analysis of contemporary Salafist movements?